A Hindu patient dies after a long, drawn-out battle with pancreatic cancer. The family is gathered by the bedside. Which of the following interventions, if offered by the nurse, would be MOST appropriate?

A Turn the patient’s bed so that his head faces east.

explanation

Turning the patient to face east is the proper death ritual in the Hindu religion.

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